We have J.J. Abrams ("Star Trek" 2009) back at the helm, along with the same "Star Trek" (2009) writers, so we instantly know we are in capable hands. I'm not going to go into the plot because that isn't why we go to these things. Suffice it to say, there is a very bad guy and you can expect a lot of fisticuffs and blowie uppie stuff!
Here are the usual suspects:
- Chris Pine ("Bottle Shock") is Kirk, full of blue-eyed charm, still breaking rules and going by gut rather than regulations. He even breaks the "Prime Directive," for which Spock rats him out!
- Zachary Quinto ("Margin Call") comes back as Spock; we can expect unyielding adherence to the rules...AND he never lies! (This becomes very important.)
- Karl Urban ("RED") his crusty Bones delights us, so when he unleashes his hot-tempered tongue, we in the audience just sit there with big grins... "Dammit Jim!"
- Simon Pegg ("Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol") is the perfect Scotty, so when he quits his post, Captain Kirk isn't the only one in shock!
- John Cho ("Identity Thief") treats Sulu with the respect that role deserves, AND the Captain's chair looks good on him!
- Anton Yelchin ("Star Trek") is wonderfully indecipherable as Chekov, his frantic attempts to restore power in Scotty's absence is one for the books!
- Zoe Saldana ("Columbiana") makes a delicious Uhura, as we watch her juggle her duty to the ship and her affection for Spock. She also speaks Klingon, don't forget!
- Benedict Cumberbatch ("War Horse") is a new face to the series, his Khan is awesome. And in the fight scenes, he usually wears that long overcoat so we can tell the fighters apart.
By the way, I highly recommend all of the above films that I cite in BOLD. It's fun to be able to do that occasionally!
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Here is one of the many trailers:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1137026585/
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Here is one of the many trailers:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1137026585/
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